Cigarette-box.



PATENTED JULY 14, 1908..

H. J. SCHMIDT. CIGARETTE BOX.

APPLICATION PILEDJBEPT. 10. 1906.

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HENRIK J. SCHMIDT, OF BROOKLYNyNEW YORK.

CIGARETTE-BOX.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 14, 1908.

Application filed September 10, 1906. Serial No. 333,886.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, HENRIK J. SCHMIDT; a subject of the King of Denmark, and residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigarette- Boxes, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to cigarette or cigar boxes and the object thereof is to provide a box for this purpose, preferably of the telescopic class, upon which sufficient matches are carried for igniting the contents of said box; a further object being to provide a box of this class which absolutely protects the said matches from accidental ignition and from moisture when the box is closed and in.

which the said matches are readily accessible when the box is open and a still further obj ect being to provide a combination cigarette and match box which is simple in construction and comparatively inexpensive.

My invention is fully described in the following specification, of 'which, the accompanying drawings form a' part, in which the separate parts are indicated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Figure 1 is a pers ective view of a cigarette box constructe according to my invention and showing the same closed; Fig. 2 is a similar view but showing the box open; and

Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through the, box in its closed position.

In the drawings forming a part of this application l have shown a cigarette box a comprising'a casing I) open at each end and a sliding box 0 telescoped therein and it will be observed that oneside of the casing b is sli htly inclined and the reason for which Wi be hereinafter explained.

The sliding box 0 1s provided at the top thereof with a lid member (1 which comprises a back vertical portion (1 secured to the body of the box 0 and to which is secured a top portion cl" which in turn carries a downwardly ortion d, all of which is integral with the ox c and forming a closure for the In practice, I make the transverse diameter of the top portion (1 somewhat greater thanthe transverse diameter of the box 0,

but of the same diameter as the top of the by Letters Patent, is

casing 1) whereas the bottom of the casing b is of the same diameter as the. box 0 all of which is clearly shown in the drawings and when the box 0 is telescoped into the casing b a recess e is formed at the back of the box a as shown in Fig. 3.

Secured to the back of the sliding box 0 are a plurality of matches f arranged in such manner that the heads thereof are beneath the top of the box a and entirely within the recess 6 and said matches are preferably of aper so as to be readily detac ed from the box 0 and are also preferably of the safety variety, a strip of ignition material being mounted upon or adjacent to the matches f tom of the sliding box 0 is forced upwardly,

the closure device (1 turned upwardly and backwardly and the box is open and this operation also carries thelmatches f into view and into operative position and,' when the box a is closed, the matches f are protected as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

It will be v.obvious that many changes in and modifications ofthe construction shown and described may be made within thesco e of my invention without departing from t e spirit thereof 'or sacrificing its advantages and, with this reservation,

What I claim as new and desire to secure A cigarette box, com rising 'a casing smaller at one'end than at t e other and open I at each end, a cigarette rece tacle telesco ed therein and closely fitting t e smaller en of said casing, the back of said receptacle being cut away from the sides thereof for a predetermined distance and being bent backwardly, forwardly and downwardly to form a closure for the larger end of said casing, and a plurality of matches arranged on said recep' tacle beneath the line upon which said back is bent away from the sides of said receptacle.

ence of the'subscribing witnesses this 7th day of Septen'iber 1906.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I myinvention'l have signed my name in pres-- 

